San Juan Water District ~ Board of Directors
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STOP THE TAKE OVER!
Pam Tobin is standing firm against the Sacramento Suburban Water District’s takeover of the San Juan Water District. She is the only candidate fighting to protect our local control over water rights. Pam asserts, 'Don’t give away our local control! We must drill our own wells for water storage and become self-sufficient."
This takeover would hand control of our water usage and rates to Sacramento, allowing outside interests to dictate how we manage our resources. Under this proposal, the Sacramento Suburban Water District could raise water rates, impose mandatory rationing, and control landscaping regulations—decisions that should remain with our community and our ratepayers.
Pam is dedicated to securing federal and state tax dollars to help us drill our own wells within the San Juan Water District, ensuring we remain independent from Sacramento’s influence. Stand with Pam Tobin for re-election—together, we can protect our water rights and maintain local control by drilling our own wells NOW!
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Core Values
Water Rights Protection, Fiscal Planning & Best Business Practices
As a trusted and well-respected leader in the water industry,
Pam Tobin
understands the complexity of local, regional & state water management.
1. Protecting Water Rights: Championing the fundamental right to access and control our water resources.
2. Community Advocacy: Actively representing the interests and needs of our community in all decision-making processes.
3. Local Control: Ensuring that our water rights and resources remain under local governance, empowering our community to make decisions that best serve its needs.
4. Inclusive Representation: Advocating for the rights and voices of all residents, ensuring everyone is represented in discussions about our water future.
5. Collaborative Partnerships: Working closely with the State Water Control Board, Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers to secure resources and support for our water initiatives.
6. Access to Clean, Safe, and Affordable Drinking Water: Committing to provide every resident with access to reliable and safe drinking water at the lowest possible cost.
7. Infrastructure Improvement: Investing in and enhancing our water infrastructure to meet current and future demands.
8. Maximizing Federal Resources: Leveraging federal tax dollars to fund new and aging infrastructure projects, ensuring sustainable development.
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Water Education Foundation
Water Rights
California hosts a substantial, complicated water rights system that allocates water across the state. In addition to a dual system — riparian and appropriate rights — today state courts are recognizing expanded public trust values in determining how the state’s water resources should be best used. Water rights are governed mostly by state law. Water quality issues, which may affect allocation, are regulated separately by both federal and state laws. Water rights can be quite contentious.
Dams, Reservoirs and Water Projects
California has more than 1,400 named dams and 1,300 reservoirs that help with flood management, water storage and water transport. Hydro-power from dams also provides a relatively pollution-free source of electricity. Dams are owned, maintained and operated by federal, state and local agencies. Are your customers raving about you on social media? Share their great stories to help turn potential customers into loyal ones.
California Aqueduct
The State Water Project’s most visible facility is the 444-mile-long California Aqueduct. The aqueduct, which parallels Interstate 5 through the San Joaquin Valley, transports water from Oroville Dam to Lake Perris in Southern California.
Central Valley Project
Constructed long ago by federal effort to help create farmland, the Central Valley Project is one of the biggest water and transport systems in the entire world. In years of normal precipitation, it stores and distributes about 20 percent of the state’s developed water through its massive system of reservoirs and canals.Water is transported 450 miles from Lake Shasta in Northern California to Bakersfield in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Along the way, the CVP encompasses 18 dams and reservoirs with a combined storage capacity of 11 million acre-feet, 11 power plants and three fish hatcheries. As part of this, the Delta Mendota Canal and Friant Dam on the San Joaquin River deliver water to farms in the Central Valley.
Folsom Dam
Folsom Dam, located on the American River above the city of Sacramento, is part of the Central Valley Project. It includes water storage (Folsom Lake), power generation and conveyance facilities.
State Water Project
The State Water Project (SWP) is responsible for bringing drinking water to 25 million people and provides irrigation for 750,000 acres of farmland. Without it California would never have become the economic powerhouse it is today.
The nation’s largest state-built water and power development and conveyance system, the SWP diverts water from the Feather River to the Central Valley, South Bay Area and Southern California. Its key feature is the 444-mile long California Aqueduct that can be viewed from Interstate 5.
The SWP has required the construction of 21 dams and more than 700 miles canals, pipelines and tunnels. To reach Southern California, the water must be pumped 2,000 feet over the Tehachapi Mountains; it’s the highest water lift in the world.
Today, about 30 percent of SWP water is used for irrigation, mostly in the San Joaquin Valley, and about 70 percent is used for residential, municipal and industrial use, mainly in Southern California but also in the Bay Area. The SWP was built and is operated by the California Department of Water Resources.
To watch a slideshow about the SWP, click here.